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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-28

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-28

. bargains in city outside property call
u.s. Now the buy Real Estate in Rock Island 1t is
SAFE AND SURE The future promises much that will be
beneficial the city, Everything points to increased values in
realty.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
From Earlyille.

EARLvILLE, May lS.-The farmers in
his vicinity are all through planting, even
the slowest.
Our Mayor has issued orders to arrest any
man who is found drunk on the streets
Miss Lottie Wilson was the guest of Miss
Anna Rigden, Ct Ottawa, the past week
Etrville boasts OF "A real live band.
George Whitaker sports new side bar,
| think Mr.. Brown you will have TO choose
another route
Jesse Donagh INDUCED ina lively ruua
way last week with harrow team
IAN Harris says the north side of Free
dom is fine country. Don't blame you
IAN
George Bliss was seen on our Streets asst
"Wednesday with a smile that reminded
one Of basket Of chips on a frosty morn
Ing. George says It's a ten pound boy.
Frank wager, one of Eirlvlles worthy
young men was drowned while bathing in
the feeder at Dayton last Wednesday Eli
Horton narrowly escaped with his life.
Married by Esq Chase, Saturday, May
14th-Mr. Ell. horton and Miss Nellie
Sweeny.
Mr. James Cruise, foreman in S. Ed
Shows blacksmith shop was the guest of
friends in Ophir a few days the past week.
The dance at Smiths last Wednesday
eve, was a grand success, music by NJ,
Streevy.
The heaviest and almost the first rain Of
the season fell Saturday afternoon accom-.
panied by violent gale and hail storm.
Your correspondent returned yesterday
after weeks visit with friends and rela.
tives in Aurora
The rain Sunday evening caused many
Gloomy face In and. about Earlvile.
Henry Gedney Of Ottawa, bought seven
teen head Of horses from Samuel Haight,
of this town for eleven cents a pound, the
horses averaging from l $50 to $50 pounds
apiece.
Charles Ferguson, of Freedom, was
showing off one of his fast horses on our
streets Sunday.
Miss Allie Donogh was the guest of Miss
Katie Moran, of Ottawa, the past week.
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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
on hello the teacher in their efforts, and you

on, help the teacher in their efforts, and you
will have goo school,
Prof. Tufts then delivered the diplomas
to the class, and set down. The valadictory
was then delivered by
ARTHUR =. EVANS.
The first portion of his orat ion was on
"Despotisn" 1t was exceedingly howery
effort. The valedictory was good, be
cause Mr.. Evans said what he wished TO say
aud then quit. His farewels he said quick
ly, pointedly and well. Just as he sat down
Kent Green stepped forward, and carried
out q number
NOT ON THE PROGRAMME,
He stepped out in front Of Prof. Tufts; and
in a neat speech, presented the Professor
with complete set Of Dickens, in behalf OF
the school; and with gold headed cane
from the graduating class. He did the pre-
senting very neatly, and the Professor was
taken entirely by surprise, lie made few
brief remarks AMI thanks, AMI the curtain
dropped.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
From Ophir.
Doc

OPHIR, May 2j.-Items are beginning t
be curiosity in this vicinity. No one
getting married, no runaways, and no moth
ing Hence 1t is hard to get up readable
letter
A pleasant and very badly needed rain
fell here last Saturday afternoon-the bes
we have had for nearly one year. Our
neighbOrs little ways west were MT Sc
fortunate, as they got no rain at all Corn
here Is doing very well since the rain, and
lots that didn't get in deep enough to get
moisture is now coming up with ven
geance.
Waverly, one Of the bsst Clydesdale
horses In this vicinity, is owned by Edw
Cole. This horse Is taken care of and In
charge of Pete Hannah, a good horseman
aud a perfect gentleman. This horse has
been In this country some five years, aud
this year he Is getting more than his share
of work. Any one that has once used the
horse will always use him. His get is sec
ond to none In La Sale county. To my
farmer friends desiring to sire to a good
horse | would say by all means use Wav.
erly.
HapemaR & Foster are busy Matching
chicks by steam.
The G. A. r. Post of Ottawa will decor
ate the graves of their comrades In Homer
on Monday, May 30, at 3 p. m.
The cream festival at the Baptist church
Thursday evening was success
John Wilson Is running dandy meat
market in Troy Grove John has only been
here some three weeks, but in that time
he has made host of friends and custom
ers. Give John call when in town an |
you want good feast. Ga Fridays you
will find him well supplied with fresh
fish.
c. Krausse is busy hauling potatoes to
Spring Valley.
Pedro made short call at Earl this week
| must say it is duller there than in Tri-
umph.
Mrs John Wilson, from Earl, is in town
visiting
our mill is now running day and night
Co get ahead of their work Bot il is use
less, it comes in faster than they can grind
A very good article is now made there.
Our b Us that spent part of last week at
Dayton fishing report poor success. Steve
says there isn't enough water there to give
a good. sized fish drink.
During the storm Saturday lightning
killed nice steer for Billy Mitchell and
two head for Mr. Barr.
John Wilson has two full blooded Jersey
cows for sale. They are bargain.
Mr.. DreXels new house is about fin
ished.
Mr. Hall is selling lots of lum Der at Tri-
umph
Ophir is short on judges. Can't wa i'm
port few from Waltham or Wallace?
Homer has a & cd harness maker, and he
gets lots of work.
John Richart is now prepared 10 furnish
family beer, he having added bottling
establ shmen' to his business.
Frank wilkins new house Is now fin
ished, and Frank is as happy as Murphy
bug.
Robbie Wylie is home from school. He
returns In the fall PEDRO.
OruIR, May 28.-The weather clerk has
returned from prolonged visit to London
and brought with him an abundance of
rain
William Haul informs us that he has
sold his Dean Swift roadster, three years
old, for the handsome sum of $500.
Joseph Garland and wife were the guests
of relatives in Wallace tew days the past
week.
George Gehan and wife, of Wallace,
spent few days the past week among
friends and relatives In this vicinity.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
From Garfield.

GARFIELD, May 25,-W ID. Winter made
"A flying visit this week to the Greenbush
farm, and had very social chat with
(Spick) VIM, Medley, an old school chum
In ye bNyhood days away down In Ottawa,
and many wayside notes were rehearsed
Nicely promises to make a return visit In
the near future.
j. ID Stuart sports bran new top buggy
and glitering harness.
p, ii. Jennett is reported as the purchas.
er of the j. A. Roberts property near Gar.
field.
A full wagon load Of the villagers took
a trip 10 Schnstchwine Lake TO capture a
mess of fish, and We learn they were sue.
Cessful.
NJ. Eiler entertained visitor from Wy.
oming, ILL.,, on purely business relations.
In these times trades are numerous, and
we can't tell what may happen next.
xxx.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28

The curtain was then lowered, and the
orchestra rendered selection which
Was roundly applau led. Amer a few mo
nents Of rest the curtain was again lif,ed,
disclosing the clase in different seats. shd
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
NJ. Hughes is seriously III with nous.

NJ. Hughes Is seriously III with nous
tacne fever.
Patrick McManus smiles like huge
sunilower, and \ IL has tumbled to II, 1t
Is a son, and very fine one AZ that This
Is what makes him feel rs rich rs j. Gould !;
and who can blame him, for his son will
no doubt make as model a man rs his
father Is, and will bring Joy to the hearts
o! his parents,
Welcome James 20 TIE columns of the
TRADER list We would be much plea 'ed
to hear from you, J. |, G. Y&I
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28

Money to loan on farm property.
b. F. LINCOLN.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
The Democratic Party Is al Right and
VIII Keep the Lead.
Ne,r York Herald.

Tie Sun objects to Mr.. Cleveland's
advocacy of civil service reform, and
expresses q hope infereutially that
the time is not distant when the
motto TO the victor belongs the
spoils" will have full and undisturbed
swing. Il looks forward to that aus
picious hour with eager longing, ap-
parently. It even asserts that ''the
Convention of 1888 will declare its
opposition Ito this reform) without
any reserve or ambiguity Our
neiglbor may have sources of know
ledge which are unknown to others,
but if we judge by observation we
hesitate before accepting so broad a
statement since tie facts point in
tie opposite direction. In the DEM
ocratic platform of 1884 the party
pledged itself to ':honest civil service
REFORM and on that plank, among
others, the party elected its Presi'
dent, expecting him to carry out its
policy in good faith. The Sun may
and we infer does-regard that
plank as q mistake, and would be
glad to have public office used as the
prize OF party services. But that is
not the Jefersonian doctrine, by any
means; it is Jacobin republicanism.
Why, the country turned the re-
publicans out neck and heels be-
cause they were tired of having the
Presidency used as an auction block
from which Offices were sold openly
and unblushingly to the highest bid
der. Republican mouths were full
of fine phrases while their pockets
were full Of the peoples money.
Bargains and deals and perquisites
were their chief characteristics until
a long suffering people issued a pro-
cess of eviction and told the demo
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
PRICE $3.50 A YEAR.
For the HERALD AND NEWS.
Selections for the Young.
BY MRS. E. S. HERBET.

The Chicago Standard contains the
following on the wine theory:
An accomplished Greek scholor in
forms us that the wine in classic
times was always, before drinking,
diluted with water;--two-thirds water,
he says. "It was," he adds, ..bad
FORM in Athens to drink undated
wine" Our owr reading confirms
these statements. We notice that
the Christian at Work offers a simi.
lar explanation; adding that our Lord
and his disciples, at the last supper
"drank a light claret mixed one.half
with water.''
Now, it says, "let any one takea
half pint of light clarct, mix it with.
the same quantity of water;-he5
would with his eyes closed scarcely
be able to distinguish the character
of the draught." Is there new
thought in this for anybody?
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
They Stick to Cleveland.

MEMPHIS, June 12.-Sometime ago
the Memphis Evening Scimeter sent
out circular letters to the leading
newspapers of Alabama, Arkansas,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee
and Texas putting the following
query:
"In view of President Cleveland's S
pocket veto of the river and harbor
bill, do you favor his denomination
BY the Democratic party in 1882"
Thirty.fve replies were received.
Of these q were in the affirmative,
6 in the negative and two non-com-
initial.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
How to Save our Boys.

The following is a leahet sent out
in Michigan during the recent cam.
paign. 1t is respectfully dedicated
to the high-license CAMPAIGN in other
States.
Mother. "Our boy is out late
nights
Father. "Well, we must tax the
saloons $50"
NJ. Husband, I believe John.
drinks
F. eve must put up that tax to
$780,"
NJ. "My dear husband, our boy is
being ruined"
F. "Try 'em awhile at $780,"
NJ. 20 my God! my boy came
home drunk"
F. "Well, well, We must make it
$780,"
M. "Just think. William, our boy
in Jail"
F. "rll fix those saloons. Tax 'em Z
s400."
NJ. my poor child is confirmed
drunkard.'
F. "Up with that tax, and make it
$780,"
NJ. Our once noble boy is
wreck"
F. "Now I will stop 'em; make is
$780,"
N. aWe carried our poor boy
drudkard's grave to-day 3
F. sWeH + declare: ne must
ulate this traffic; We ought to Faye.
made that tax 1,090."
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
A Life Scene,

.ag - ~
Mother and son-one whom she
dearly loved, her favorite, add her
youngest born-face. to face. Oh!
the agony of the heart makes its i'm.
print on the face as she stands before
him, full-grown man, and pleads.
Horace, you will kill me, T cannoss
endure this!'' His face is that of q
demon, fury yividly portrayed there.
on. His eyes bleared and bloodshot;
the sweet face she has often kissed
in his innocent childhood, where is
it, and what has caused the hideous
change? AS the last words passed
her lips, he raised his hand, and with
one cruel blow fells her to the floor.
"Die then," he Kissed, and turned
away! Can it be son could do so
foul a deed? ? Perhaps you tell me
nay; but this is truth, and the solving
of the problem will be found in one
word, "Intemperance."
Shall we sit with folded hands and
silent lips while this work goes on {?
True, she lived, but Oh the cruel
heart.blow-poor mother, poor wife
and children; shall I tell you Of them
to-day
The heart.broken mother sleeps in
death, and the wife fed years ago, in
mortal terror of him who had sworn
to "love and cherish her till death
and he is friendless and without a
home-alone.
Oh! Father, pity while I write, S
He's lost "a cast.away!
Is it not enough to stir our souls
into action?
l hear many remarks regarding
temperance. "Oh! we know all about
tit is an old story, over and over"
Yes, tbs an old, old tale, neverthe-
less a tale frought with so much
wretchedness and crime to remain
unnoticed, tale so filed with horror
as to almost curdle ones blood with
only half the telling-shall we re-
main
Silent, inactive, deaf and mute
Blind to our duty No! refute
King Alcohol
ANNIE De G. VAN SICKLE.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
Mr. Lincoln's Great Head.
Neac Hacen ReqiSter.

Ex-Secretary of War Lincoln: the
popular son of Abraham Lincoln, is
not anxious to take second place on
the ticket with Mr.. Blaine. He was
invited recently to "come to Augusta,
for few days. by Editor Manly,
Mr.. Blsinc's faithful lieutenant. He
replied by letter that he was too busy,
the distance was too great, and he
was going fishing for a couple Of
weeks. His friends assert that he is
not to be caught mapping in this way,
and that Mr.. Blaine must look else.
where for atail to the ticket
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
Demoralized Bloody Shirt Waivers.
Utica Observer.

In a recent speech in New Or
leans Jefferson Davis said: United
you are, and if the Union is
ever to be broken let the other side
break it. The truths we fought for
shall not encourage you ever to fight
again; but keep your word in good
or evil" This manifestation of jeff
Davis complete resignation to the
existing order of things will be a
grievous disappointment to the gal.
liant army of bloody-shirt wavers in
the North. It is scheme for Davis
thus to deprive them with one fell
stroke of the campaign material his
alleged unregeDerateness afforded
them.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
A New Medicinal Plant.
Neu York Herald.

A very interesting discovery that
a plant well known in India, which
is entirely harmless, destroys the
power Of tasting sugar, has been re-
Gently published in Nature by Pro.
fessor Thistleton Dyer. Tie plant
is the gymnema sylvestre, growing
widely in the Deccan Peninsula, and
also met with in Assam and on the
Coromanael coast. A late Governor
of Madras and other residents of
India who have tested the properties
Of this plant certify that chewing two
or three leaves Of it absolutely ab-
olisles the tongues power to taste
sweetness. Professor Dyer's expe-
riments with leaves sent to him ct
Kew, in England, corroborate their
testimony.
This plant is likely to prove a
most valuable addition to modern
materia medica. It's power to de-
stroy the taste Of sweetness suggests
its use by physicians to correct NOR
bid craving for sweetmeats, which
is 3 source OF widespread disorders
Of digestion. General Elles, Of
Madras, is reported as having found
that gymnema abolishes "the power
Of enjoying cigar" While smokers
may not relish this, physicians may
prize immensely plant which, ad-
ministered to patients who use to-
bacco to excess. would for time, at
least check inordinate smoking. The
power of the plant to render tasteless
many drugs which are extremely
nauseous promises to commend it to
the medical profession.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16

cratic party to 60 to washington
and give US rest from this cursed
peculation and speculation. There
are no signs of change in public
opinion in this respect. The Jaco
bins are chewing the cud Of discon-
tent because they tried to ruin the
country in order to enrich them
selves, and the conservative Giron.
dists are in power because they be.
lieve in economy and the people,.
The Sun adds that Mr.. Cleveland
will not be a.candidate in 1883, be-.
cause only a few Presidents have
been accorded a second term. We
can hardly think our neighbor Sc
rious in the use of such logic. 1t is
the logic of i'll will, not the logic of
facts. There is no law against a
second term, neither is there any
custom against it. On the contrary,
the precedents are wholly in its fa-
yor. -Four years are short time in
which to rectify the mistakes Of
twenty-five years of Jacobin misrule,
and the people know the force of
the old adage about swapping horses
when crossing stream. If Mr..
Cleveland means business in the
matter of reform-and that is q sub.
ject on which the public is listening
to favorable evidence-if the indus
tries Of the country 60 on as prosper
ously as they have done during the
last two years and half, and if the
administration maintains it's caution
and its economy, there will be no
basis on which to predict a change.
The country is happy and prosperous
and coutented. What more do you
want?
AS for Governor Hill, he is an
able man, promising man and
young man. He has bright future
before, him. But he sees that there
must be no split in the democratic
party, and that it will not do to run
any risks in 1883. He bides his
time, which is not yet. That time
will come, but there is no hurry. A
republican success would certainly
mean foreign complications, possibly
war. A democratic success will
mean peace. That is important, and
Governor Hill will not allow any
personal ambitions to interfere with
the stability of our institutions or
the welfare of our people. He will,
therefore, put the democratic party
first, and himself second.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
Sherman on Lee.
Gdlreston Neacs.

For Sherman to criticise the mill.
tary capacity of Lee is farce of i'm
mense proportions. There was not
much of the torch and smoke element
in Lees generalship, but in all the
essentials of a great military chieftain
he was too far above Sherman to be
mentioned in the same connection.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
IN TURKESTAN WRECKED
BYAN EARTHQUAKE.
One Hundred and Twenty Persons Killed and,
l25 Wounded-The Governor of the Province
Among the Killed.

ST. PETERSBURG, June 10.-Se-
we're shocks Of earthquake have oc.
cured at Vernome, in Turkestan.
The town was almost entirely de.
stroyed. One hundred and twenty
persons were killed and 125 injured.
Among the latter is General Friede,
Governor Of the Province Of Semi
retchinsk. Shocks still continue to
be felt at intervals. The inhabitants
of the town are panic.stricken and
have fed cor safety to the open
country.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
THE CROP OUTLOOK.
Condition Of Cotton Higher than in
any Year Since 1880.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The June
returns Of the Department Of Agrl-
culture indicate reduction Of nearly
two points in the area Of Winter
wheat. Changes in acreage of States
are very slight, except in Kansas
where reduction Of % per cent. is
reported. caused by bad harvests and
low prices. The Spring wheat area
has been enlarged 6 per cent. from
an increase Of immigration and farm
making west Of the Mississippi in
districts traversed by the Northern
Pacific Railroad. Most Of the in
crease is in Dakota, which reports an
increment Of "a per cent. The total
area of wheat is about 100000
acres, fraction of one per cent. more
than that of the previous crop. In
the condition of winter wheat, there
is no marked change, the average
being $40, reduction of nine-tenths
of one per cent. In 1885 the June
average was 92.7.
The area of winter rye has been
diminished over 6 per cent, mainly
by a large reduction in Kansas. The
condition is better than that Of wheat,
as usual averaging $50. An appa-
rent enlargement of barley acreage
of 8 per cent. is indicated. The in
crease is in Dakota, California, Ore
gon and the territories. The condi-
tion averages 81, being slightly above
that of wheat.
There is continuance of the ex-
tension of oats culture. The increase
is 4 per cent. This crop has taken
part Of the increase formerly in wheat
in Kansas, an advance Of 30 per cent.
over the acreage Of last year. The
increase is large in the Northwest,
and there is tendency to enlarge
ment in ali sections Of the country.
In the acreage of cotton an increase
of per cent. is reported. There ap.
pears to be q slight decline in the
States of the Atlantic coast and an in
crease west of the Mississippi. State
averages are: Virginia 80, North
Carolina 99.5, South Carolina SO,
Georgia 9S.5, Florida 81, Alabama
100, Mississippi 1904, Louisiana lO2,
Texas LOG, Arkansas 1925, Tennes-
see 100. The condition of cotton is
higher than in any year since 1880,
the average being $50, and has only
been exceeded threetimes since 1870.
The Best yield in that period was in
1882, when the June condition was
SO, figure that has been discounted
six times since 1870. 1t is good
beginning but does not insure good
! crop. The State averages are: Eir-
ginia 80, North Carolina 90, South
Carolina O., Georgia 80, Florida 9S,
Alabama 90, Mississippi 50, Louisi-
ana 81, Texas ol, Arkansas 50, Ten
nessce 81; general average 96.9.
There is generally an unusually
"good stand" The "plant' in Texas,
early planted, did not come up we'll,
but late planting is better. There is
not a full plant in some fields in Ar
kansas. Clean cultivation is report
ed as tie rule, and healthy color ard
good growth.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-06-16
A New Theory Of the Cause Of the War
Nezc York Herald.


DR.. Deems has solved the problem
of the war. With a logic that is
more novel than cogent he proves
that it was the inevitable result Of
Climatic influences" which diferen-
tiated the North from the South that
they were actually compelled to
fight, don't you know? Why, it is
as plain as pikestaff, and the won
der is that so simple and self evident
a proposition has never been visible
to the naked eye until now. Of
course? The whole difficulty was
caused by the wet season of the
North coming into contact with the
sunny South and creating spon.
taneous combustion.
Well, we have an imperative duty
to perform. We must Immediately
fence in our climate, for it will never
do to let it run about loose in that
sort Of way. We shall have to get
out license, muzzle it and then lead
it round with q string like a dog.
Our Western cyclones ought to be
fitted with a patent steering appa'
rstus, for if they should get headed
for South Carolina the :'climatic il.
fuences'' might "difercntiate' and
make the people of that State so mad
that they would capture Washington
before we could call out the Seventh
regiment.
Mr.. Deems is an eloquent clergy
man and when he talks seriously, q
fine humorist.